MIHAN Fact vs Fiction; Why this will be the state’s first genuine Smart City

Nagpur. Some months ago, I met Atul Thakre, Marketing Manager of MIHAN as he was collecting an award for 'best infrastructure project' in Nagpur from Nagpur First. The introductory clip they showed about the progress...

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By Nagpur Today On Thursday, April 9th, 2015

A Rose within a Rose: Mother Nature at its breathtaking best!!!

Nagpur: Mother Nature’s miracles are unparalleled. Beautiful, exciting and enchanting. Mother Nature is brimming with hidden paradise and wonderful gifts. It is filled colorful flora and fauna, splendid scenic sights. Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. There are always...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

The only Poclain Machine in NMC emerges “Most Wanted,” triggers tug-of-war among top guns

Nagpur: Here, you can expect the unexpected. The affairs being run in Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) could aptly be termed ‘unparalleled.’ A rare but interesting development is being sensed in NMC. The only Poclain Machine in the possession of the...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

Total Non Veg ban in Maharashtra – April fool joke?

Nagpur: The 'news' that state government of Maharashtra could be including goats and chicken too in the list of animals that cannot be slaughtered - as per the Advocate General Sunil Manohar told the Bombay high court on Monday -...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, April 6th, 2015

Is Maharashtra BJP govt planning to ban Non Veg foods ?

Beef ban just the beginning, Maharashtra government tells Bombay high court File Pic Mumbai / Nagpur. The Maharashtra government on Monday told the Bombay high court that the beef ban law may just be the beginning, and indicated that the ban on...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, April 6th, 2015

My wife is my lucky charm – have not seen electoral defeat since marriage says Sudhir Mungantiwar Finance Minister

Nagpur Today. Meet Sudhir Mungantiwar, Minister for  Finance & Planning and Forest, Government of Maharashtra. Easily the No. 2  in the state cabinet, a politician with a lot of clout in the state and of course in the BJP circles, nationally. Vajpayee,...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, April 2nd, 2015

Special State fund of Rs 100 crore released for NMC, network of roads planned in city

Nagpur: In a good news for cash-starved Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), an amount of Rs 100 crore, out of Rs 156 crore, to be received from Maharashtra Government as a special fund, reached the exchequer of District Collector’s office....

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, April 1st, 2015

Is Nagpur emerging ‘Crime Capital’? Spurt in grave crimes rattle the Second Capital

Nagpur: Is Second Capital City of Nagpur emerging ‘Crime Capital’ of Maharashtra? The spurt in crimes and worsening law and order situation being witnessed in city pointedly suggest the dubious title. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), during election campaigning, had...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

Controversial Ward Officer Harish Raut’s actions put top NMC bosses on the edge

Nagpur: A die-hard babu working in Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), it appears, refuses to toe the decent official line and be in good book. The babu in question is controversial Assistant Commissioner/Ward Officer of Ashi Nagar Zone Harish Raut. The...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, March 30th, 2015

Not just Tigers even our farmers are fast becoming a ‘threatened specis’. 68+ farmer suicides just in March.

Why are our farmers giving up on life? Nagpur: While,we in Nagpur, dream of and plan for our 'metro' ( whether needed or not) and our planned status as 'smart city' less than 100 kilometers all round us, our food growers...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, March 27th, 2015

NMC picture turns “eerie” as Mayor, Deputy, Standing Committee chief bunk HQ & duties, too!

  Nagpur: The present scenario prevailing in Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) could adjectively be called “eerie” but “cheerful” for two reasons. ‘Eerie’ because the hustling and bustling corridors of civic body have turned ‘silent’ as the ‘powerful’ Mayor, Deputy Mayor and...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, March 27th, 2015

NIT’s Draft Development Scheme found riddled with ‘benami’ deals at the cost of public money

Nagpur: The Draft Development Scheme No. 1 of Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) has come under intense scrutiny and found to be riddled with favouritism to a select few. The scrutiny has invariably bared ‘benami’ transactions and thriving foul play being...

By Nagpur Today On Friday, March 27th, 2015

Anushka Bhabhi Ke Dheele Pad Gaye Tevar, Na Chale Saiyaan Na Chale Devar!!

Nagpur: Cricket fans who were going gaga till yesterday with phrases like Ab Australia Dekhegi India Ke Tevar; Jab Unko Dhoyenge Anushka Sharma Ke Dus Devar, have taken a complete U-turn soon after four time champion Australia crushed Team India...

By Nagpur Today On Thursday, March 26th, 2015

AAP without Kejriwal would be a lifeless body -even Bhushan and Yadav know that, says AAP member

National. Any one who knows the game of chess knows that though hypothetically the King is supreme, it is the Queen who is versatile and can move in any direction. She manages the strategy and the moves, no rules govern her....

By Nagpur Today On Wednesday, March 25th, 2015

Showcase a changing world through his films – in conversation with Abhijit Kokate

He is not there yet, but will achieve it very soon. Already the connoisseurs swear by his name and his work. What is more, his 'product' won the National award just yesterday. So, its just a matter of days before...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, March 23rd, 2015

RTI activist exposes ‘frauds’, demands action against Collector of Stamps/Sub-Registrar

Nagpur: A simple but serious RTI query and a letter of complaint awfully exposed corruption and malpractices rampant in the office of Collector of Stamps/Sub-Registrar, Nagpur. Subsequently, the complainant has requested the concerned higher authorities to stop all project registries...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, March 23rd, 2015

All India Kavi Sammelan organized at Gandhibagh Garden

Nagpur. An All India Kavi Sammelan was organized by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) at its Gandhibagh Garden on the auspices of Lotus Cultural and Sporting Association management and Ruling Party Leader Dayashankar Tiwari. The Kavi Sammelan marked anniversary of Gandhibagh Garden...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, March 23rd, 2015

NMC’s CFC Department likely to be paralyzed as Budget provision is nothing but peanuts

NAGPUR: While the Maharashtra Government is encouraging urban local bodies and district administration to set up Citizen Facility Centers (CFCs) for providing better services, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), it seems, is hell bent of paralyzing the vital department, financially....

By Nagpur Today On Sunday, March 22nd, 2015

Massive irregularities in construction of National Highway No. 6 section come to the fore

Nagpur: Outraged by the rampant irregularities in construction of a section of National Highway No. 6, Lalsingh Thakur, Maharashtra Unit Secretary of All India Human Rights Monitoring Committee recently shot a letter to M Chandrashekhar, General Manager (Tech) and Project...

By Nagpur Today On Tuesday, March 17th, 2015

Not a country I was born in

  Reading Julio Ribeiro’s first person story in Indian Express yesterday, captioned ‘I feel I am on a hit list’ where he goes on to say “And as a Christian, suddenly a stranger in my own country” I felt really...

By Nagpur Today On Saturday, March 14th, 2015

Indians attitude to rape survivors killed Suzette, not any illness bemoans her ‘best’ friend

  All the news channels reported her death yesterday with these lines - Park Street Rape Victim dies in Kolkata hospital - making many of us, who had not heard about her, think she died as an aftermath of the...